"I really don't. I think the precedent's been set and I don't know how you can go into a conference playoff game when you're the No. 1 seed and did all these things throughout the year -- and playing in this game against one of the top teams in the country as well -- how that can hurt you and keep you out of the playoff when again, we've done what we've done all year."
"The Bulldogs held Alabama to 16 carries for -3 yards rushing, just the second time in school history the Tide have been held to negative yards rushing, after the 1968 Gator Bowl. They became the first team not to rush for a first down in an SEC championship game, according to ESPN Research. Their longest carry of the night was 5 yards."
Alabama lost 28-7 to No. 3 Georgia in the SEC championship while coach Kalen DeBoer insisted the team still deserves a College Football Playoff spot. Alabama began the season with a 31-17 loss at Florida State, then won eight straight, including a prior win over Georgia, and also lost 23-21 at home to Oklahoma before reaching the rematch. Georgia dominated Alabama's run game, holding the Tide to 16 carries for -3 yards and no rushing first downs. Late in the fourth quarter, a failed fourth-and-2 from Alabama's own 12 preceded Georgia's final touchdown that sealed the game.
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